If Lamela had a right foot and wasn’t injured all the time. He wouldn’t be here.
Did he score that with his right foot?
YepDid he score that with his right foot?
He's started two games in 24 hours too
No that I am defending Lamela but I remember him scoring a lot of right footed goals coming in from the Left when he was at Roma. He always looks good in pre-season because he always puts in a shift, when others are taking it a bit easy. But come the season when all the players are playing at a higher level his contribution to the team dwindles then he gets injured.
Just like last pre-season he looks like he's got a yard on everyone. He's running past people for fun and being a real nuisance, keeping some of the focus off of Eriksen.
He'd be in my starting lineup for the first game of the season atm.
Instead of who just out of interest?
Son based on pre-season form.
Pre season is essential for getting players up to speed fitness wise but in the grander scheme of things it bares negligible significance to the actual season. We’ve had blinding pre seasons in the past only to start the season terribly.
Isn’t Son suspended btw? All the same he’s far more consistent than Lamela and hurts the opposition far more. For me, Lamela needs to become more consistent in terms of end product and fitness to climb above Son and Moura on the totem pole. Alli seems to be pretty much undroppable to Poch so he’s not going to replace him. For me, Son should be the 2nd name on the teamsheet in an attacking sense after Kane.
Instead of who just out of interest?
Aside from the ban that milo bought up, I think I'd start 2 from Dele, Lamela and Eriksen to play off Kane whilst having Moura looking to get into the box off the wing. Winks and N'Dombele to start at CM. Moura might be the wrong move if Villa decide to spend the game sat in their half, in which case we would be better just playing the 3 creators.
Eriksen, Dele and Lamela are too one paced. We need Moura for pace. Especially if we start Davies at full back, none of our right backs are particularly quick either. I’d quite happily bring Lamela on after 65 mins if we are struggling to break them down.